RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Mississippi >> Coahoma County >> Green Grove >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Mississippi


The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Green Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Green Grove:
    • 34.162885, -90.760936
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green Grove
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Green Grove ...

We found ten communities that share the name Green Grove.

Within Mississippi, the name Green Grove is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Grove [Madison County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Grove.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Green Grove is located in Alachua County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Green Grove.
    • Kentucky
      • Cumberland County
      • This Green Grove is located in Cumberland County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Green Grove.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Green Grove [Adair County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Green Grove is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Green Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Green Grove is located in Centre County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Green Grove.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Green Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Green Grove is located in Charleston County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the east of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Green Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Macon County
      • This Green Grove is located in Macon County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Grove that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Green Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Grove ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Alligator
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Alligator is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Beverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Coahoma County
  • Bobo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Bolivar County
  • Fair Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Landing
    • Fair Landing is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Bolivar County
  • Hillhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
    • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Hillhouse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
    • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Lake Charles Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
    • Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Rescue Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
    • Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Robertsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robertsville is located in Coahoma County
  • Sunflower Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
    • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Walnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County

How Far From Green Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Green Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Grove and extending to:

  • Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Grove to Clarksdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Green Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1629, Longitude: -90.7609       In this case, the coordinates for Green Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Green Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.165 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.258 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.814 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024